Scheduled to launch in late 2021,the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) is a Small Explorer Mission designed to open up a new window of investigation --X-ray polarimetry. The IXPE observatory features 3 identical telescopes each consisting of a mirror module assembly with a polarization-sensitive imaging x-ray detector at its focus. An extending boom, deployed on orbit, provides the necessary 4 m focal length. The payload sits atop a 3-axis stabilized spacecraft which, among other things, provides power, attitude determination and control, commanding, and telemetry to the ground. During its 2-year baseline mission, IXPE will conduct precise polarimetry for samples of multiple categories of x-ray sources, with follow-on observations of selected targets. IXPE is a partnership between NASA and the Italian Space Agency (ASI).


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    Titel :

    Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE): Technical Overview IV


    Beteiligte:
    B. D. Ramsey (Autor:in) / P. Attina (Autor:in) / L. Baldini (Autor:in) / M. Barbanera (Autor:in) / W. H. Baumgartner (Autor:in) / R. Bellazzini (Autor:in) / J. Bladt (Autor:in) / S. D. Bongiorno (Autor:in) / A. Brez (Autor:in) / S. Castellano (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2021


    Format / Umfang :

    13 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch